Next Meeting: Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. Our October meeting will be on Oct. 7, 2019. All are welcome to attend. The Washington Grove Forest Stewardship Plan continues to guide us in our...

Next Meeting: Monday, August 5, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. Our September meeting will be rescheduled due to the Labor Day holiday. All are welcome to attend. The Woods Committee (WC) continues to work towards...

Next Meeting: Monday, July 1, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. Our August meeting will be Monday, August 5th. All are welcome to attend. Thank you to all who attended our June 24 Informational Meeting on Deer...

The attached presentations were given by the invited speakers at the Woods Committee “Informational Meeting on Deer Management in Washington Grove” on June 24, 2019. The speakers were Ryan Butler, MC Parks Deer Management Program; David Berk, Bow Hunting...

The Woods Committee has assembled the following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in preparation for the Informational Meeting on Deer Population Management in the Washington Grove East and West Woods on June 24, 2019 at 7:00 pm in McCathran Hall. You are strongly...

The Woods Committee has assembled the following Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) in preparation for the Informational Meeting on Deer Population Management in the Washington Grove East and West Woods on June 24, 2019 at 7:00 pm in McCathran Hall. You are strongly...

Next Meeting: Monday, June 3, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. Our July meeting will be Monday, July 1st. All are welcome to attend. On Monday, June 24 at 7:00 PM the Woods Committee will have an Informational Meeting...

Next Meeting: Monday, May 6, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. Our June meeting will be Monday, June 3rd. All are welcome to attend. The Woods and Maple Lake Committees held our annual joint spring clean-up in the West...

TC Minutes – April 2019/ The Committee held a meeting on Monday, April 1. The Woods Committee will be supporting the proposed change to the hunting Ordinance to permit bow hunting by licensed Montgomery County Deer Management approved cooperators. The WC has not...

Next Meeting: Monday, April 1, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. Our May meeting will be Monday, May 6th. All are welcome to attend. On Saturday, April 27th at 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM, please join the Woods and Maple...

TC Minutes – March 2019/ The Woods Committee met on March 4, 2019. There was a brief review of the current fiscal year budget expenses and remaining funds to continue to address ongoing invasive plant control, mitigation for downed or other trees on/near trails...

Next Meeting: Monday, March 4, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. The April meeting will be on the 1st. All are welcome to attend. Based on the overwhelming Town support in the recent survey results, the Woods Committee...

TC Minutes – January 2019/ The Woods Committee met on January 7, 2019. The focus of the meeting was to discuss the December 2018 information meeting, and the results of the survey of Town citizens regarding their views on the Forest Restoration plan that the...

TC Minutes – January 2019/ Woods Committee Co-chair Joan Mahaffey presented the results of the questionnaire on the Committee’s Forest Health Restoration Plan. The results tallied those questionnaires received at the conclusion of November’s...

Next Meeting: Monday, February 4, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. The March meeting will be on the 4th. All are welcome to attend. The Woods Committee has included in this month’s Town Bulletin the summary...

TC Minutes – December 2018 / The Woods Committee finalized edits to the 2019 Master Plan sections on the East/West Woods updates; discussed group committee comments on the draft DP RFP; reviewed the highlights of the Informational Meeting and the results of the...

Next Meeting: Monday, January 7, 2019; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. The February meeting will be on the 4th. All are welcome to attend. The Woods Committee wishes you all a very Happy New Year. We hope you will have many...

TC Minutes – November 2018 / Co-Chair Joan Mahaffey started the presentation with a history of the Forest Stewardship Plan prepared for the Town by Bill Bond of Parkland Woodland Services and approved by the Town Council in December 2015.. She explained the...

TC Minutes – November 2018 / The Woods Committee held a meeting on Monday, November 5, 2018, at 7:30 p.m. at McCathran Hall. The Committee first discussed the draft Dog Park RFP that Rob Gilmore had circulated, and agreed to review and provide comments on the...

Next Meeting: Monday, December 3, 2018; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. The January meeting will be on the 7th. All are welcome to attend. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. The Woods Committee sponsored an Informational Meeting for Town residents on...

The Woods Committee would appreciate your filling out a feedback questionaire on the updates presented and expert speaker discussion at the Informational Meeting on November 13th. Please select one answer for each question below and drop your survey in the box...

The Woods Committee hosted an Informational Meeting on Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 7:00 PM in our Town Hall as part of our commitment to updating our town residents on the Washington Grove Forest Restoration Project. We invited experts for guidance as we continue to...

The Woods Committee is hosting an Informational Meeting on Tuesday, November 13th at 7:00 PM in the Town Hall to provide updates on our 3-pronged approach to restoring the health of the East and West Woods. We have invited expert speakers from the Montgomery County...

Next Meeting: Monday, November 5, 2018; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. All are welcome to attend. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. The Woods Committee had a busy month in October planting new trees in the East Woods to help restore the canopy and a...

Next Meeting: Monday, October 1, 2018; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. All are welcome to attend. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. Our November meeting will be Monday, November 5. The Woods Committee will sponsor a workday for Trail Maintenance in the East...

The Woods Committee will sponsor a workday for Trail Maintenance in the East Woods on Saturday, October 13th from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. Help the Woods Committee do some trail maintenance! We will meet at the maintenance shed at 10:00 am. Bring gloves, rakes, and...

Saturday, November 10th we will have a Volunteer Work Day in the West Woods focusing on the identification of native plants such as spicebush and blackhaw viburnum and the manual removal of competing non-native invasive plants such as Japanese barberry and bush...

Woods Committee Next Meeting Rescheduled to: TUESDAY, September 4, 2018; 7:30 PM in the Council Room to accommodate the Labor Day Holiday. All are welcome to attend. Meetings are regularly scheduled on the 1st Monday of each month. The Woods Committee has been busy...

Next Meeting: Monday, August 6, 2018; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. All are welcome to attend. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. The Woods Committee meeting for September is subject to change because of the Labor Day holiday. The Woods Committee continues...

Next Meeting: Monday, July 2, 2018; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. All are welcome to attend. Meetings are on the 1st Monday of each month. The Woods Committee meeting for August is scheduled for the 6th. Last May through August 2017, an initial treatment of...

The Woods Committee is seeking volunteers to form a new work group to help clear litter build-up along Washington Grove Lane on a regular basis. Please contact Joan or Patty if you are interested to help keep our town borders clean! The Woods Committee presented...

Next meeting: Monday, May 7, 2018 at 7:30 PM in the Council Room. All meetings are open to the public. Our June meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 4. The joint Woods Committee and Lake Committee workday on Saturday morning, April 21 was a huge success! Close to 30...

The Woods Committee and Lake Committee are planning a joint Arbor Day workday on Saturday morning, April 21. Please meet at 10:00 a.m. in the Lake parking lot to join a work team. We will do clean-up and maintenance at Maple Lake and clean up and non-chemical invasive...

Next meeting: Monday, April 2, 2018 at 7:30 PM in the Council Room. All meetings are open to the public. The May meeting will take place on the 7th. The Woods Committee and Lake Committee are planning a joint Arbor Day workday on Saturday morning, April 21. Please...

Next meeting: Monday, March 5 at 7:30 PM in the Council Room. All meetings are open to the public. Our April meeting is scheduled for Monday, April 2. The Woods Committee and Lake Committee are planning a joint Arbor Day workday on Saturday morning, April 21 at 10:00...

Woods Committee News… Next Meeting: Monday, February 5, 2018; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are open to the public. The Woods Committee meets on the first Monday of each month. The March meeting is March 5, 2018. Please join us! WOODS COMMITTEE VISION...

Next Meeting: Monday, February 5, 2018; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are open to the public. The Woods Committee meets on the first Monday of each month. Please join us! The East and West Woods of Washington Grove are the only municipally owned forests in...

Next Meeting: TUESDAY, January 2, 2018; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are open to the public. Please join us! NOTE: we have changed our meeting because of the New Year Holiday. There will be no meeting in December. We wish all a happy holiday season and hope...

Many, many thanks to Kathi Carey-Fletcher for her thoughtful idea and hard work in coordinating the Hometown Habitat film screening and question/answer session in Town Hall. Also thanks to Freda and Gary Temple, the Woods Committee co-sponsor, and the other volunteers...

The Woods Committee and Recreation Committee are co-sponsoring a free film event, Hometown Habitat, on Saturday, November 4th from 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM in the Town Hall. Please note the time! The film promotes use of native plantings which supports native wildlife....

Woods Committee News… Next Meeting: Monday, October 2, 2017; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are open to the public. Please join us! The Woods Committee follows the direction of the Town of Washington Grove Resolution 8-82 which states: “The Town...

Next Meeting: Monday, August 7, 2017; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are open to the public. Please join us! Because of the Labor Day holiday in September, we have moved our September meeting to Tuesday evening, September 5. “The Town’s Forest...

Next Meeting: Monday, July 17, 2017; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. Meetings are open to the public. Please join us! The Woods Committee has rescheduled our monthly meeting from July 3 to Monday, July 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the Town Council Room due to the July 4th...

Next Meeting: Monday, June 5, 2017; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. The July meeting is scheduled for the 3rd, same time, same place. Meetings are open to the public. Please join us! Thank you to all the volunteers, young and old, who helped with our West Woods...

Woods Committee News Next Meeting: Monday, June 5, 2017; 7:30 p.m. in the Council Room. The July meeting is scheduled for the 3rd, same time, same place. Meetings are open to the public. Please join us! Thank you to all the volunteers, young and old, who helped with...